Often there is more than you know that can be found
out about the history of a person, place or entity. Doing thorough
research using a wide variety of resources one can find out a great
amount of information, using historic maps, photos, newspapers, legal
records, directories, government records, interviews, and more. With
careful scrutiny even conflicting accounts can be resolved, and the
truth behind rumors and legends can be revealed. Using these methods
and others, Rick Gardner has done historical research work for books,
family history, businesses, churches, genealogy, historic building
surveys, cultural landscapes, historic markers, media articles, and
many other purposes, often to solve unsolved mysteries.